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8-Jan-2026

Juggling two worlds: caregivers of leukemia patients struggle to balance care & daily life

University of Toronto
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Caregivers of individuals diagnosed with acute leukemia face a difficult balancing act: meeting the urgent demands of cancer care while managing their daily responsibilities. A new qualitative study highlights the profound toll of this dual role and underscores the need for caregiver support as an essential part of cancer care.

Journal: Leukemia Research
Funder: Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Garron Family Cancer Centre Pitblado Discovery Grant, Canadian Institutes of Health Research

8-Jan-2026

Interpersonal and self-inflicted violence linked to temperature spikes

Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Warming temperatures are connected to increases in violence-related hospital visits—including both interpersonal and self-inflicted violence—according to a new analysis of 14 years of Medicaid claims data. The study is led by researchers at Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. The findings are published in the journal Communications Sustainability(link is external and opens in a new window).

Funder: Harvard Climate Change Solutions Fund

8-Jan-2026

JMIR Publications and Sweden's National Library announce renewal and expansion of flat-fee unlimited open access partnership for 2026

JMIR Publications
Business Announcement

JMIR Publications, a leading open-access digital health research publisher, and the National Library of Sweden (NLS), representing the Bibsam Consortium, are pleased to announce the extension of their Flat-Fee Unlimited Open Access Publishing Agreement through December 31, 2026.

8-Jan-2026

Evaluation of cancer reports following COVID-19 vaccination and infection

Impact Journals LLC
Peer-Reviewed Publication

BUFFALO, NY – January 8, 2026 – A new review was published in Oncotarget (Volume 17) on January 3, 2026, titled “COVID vaccination and post-infection cancer signals: Evaluating patterns and potential biological mechanisms.”

Journal: Oncotarget

8-Jan-2026

Research paves the way for safer colonoscopy bowel prep for people with compromised gut health

University of British Columbia
Peer-Reviewed Publication

New preclinical research suggests that bowel preparation procedures for colonoscopies may temporarily alter gut balance, culminating in unappreciated effects in patients with compromised gastrointestinal health.

Journal: Cell Reports Medicine

8-Jan-2026

An old drug held the key to treating a rare pediatric disease. Scientists are teaming up to advance its use to treat more patients

Corewell Health
Business Announcement

A decades-old drug, long used to treat conditions including a chronic parasitic disease, may soon offer new hope for even more patients with a different life-threatening and ultra-rare disorder, Bachmann-Bupp syndrome (BABS), based on early observations. The work is made possible through a new partnership between Corewell Health, Michigan State University and Every Cure, a nonprofit biotech organization dedicated to expanding the use of existing medicines to treat other diseases.

8-Jan-2026

Victoria’s Secret grant backs cutting-edge ovarian cancer research

University of Virginia Health System
Grant and Award Announcement

Melanie Rutkowski, PhD, focuses on the role of the microbiome – the collection of microorganisms that live within us – in ovarian cancer and in the disease’s stubborn ability to resist immune therapy.

8-Jan-2026

Insilico Open-sources DORA on GitHub, supported by Microsoft Azure, transforming scientific research and content creation with multi-agent LLMs

InSilico Medicine
Business Announcement

Jan 8, 2026 – Insilico Medicine (3696.HK), a clinical-stage drug discovery and development company driven by generative artificial intelligence (AI), today announced the launch of DORA Community Edition, a free, self-hostable version of its comprehensive AI platform for Scientific Research and Content Creation. Initiated by Insilico and supported by Microsoft, DORA Community Edition aims to democratize access to state-of-the-art research tools, foster global collaboration, enhance transparency of scientific research, and accelerate innovation across biotechnology and academic landscapes.

8-Jan-2026

A more accurate way of calculating the value of a healthy year of life

Tokyo University of Science
Peer-Reviewed Publication

Decades of progress in medicine and public health are driving rapid global aging, straining healthcare systems and national budgets worldwide. In a recent study, researchers from Japan present an improved method for calculating the monetary value of a ‘quality-adjusted life year,’ addressing the limitations of the conventional way of computing this metric. Their analysis using data from Japan shows how considering various age and quality of life patterns can help determine more cost-effective policy decisions.

Journal: Scientific Reports